Photos: RAGTIME Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway
In attendance were Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Hillary Clinton, and more!
By: Bruce Glikas Oct. 20, 2025
The second Broadway revival of Ragtime is officially open at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. BroadwayWorld was there at the show's opening night celebrations. In attendance were Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Hillary Clinton, and more! Check out photos below!
Ragtime stars Tony nominee Joshua Henry, Olivier and Grammy nominee Caissie Levy, and Tony Award-winner Brandon Uranowitz, Colin Donnell, Nichelle Lewis, Ben Levi Ross, Tony Award-winner Shaina Taub, Anna Grace Barlow, John Clay III, Rodd Cyrus, Nick Barrington and Tabitha Lawing.
They are joined by Nicholas Barrón, Lauren Blackman, Allison Blackwell, Briana Carlson-Goodman, Jordan Chin, Eean Sherrod Cochran, Billy Cohen, Kerry Conte, Rheaume Crenshaw, Ellie Fishman, Jason Forbach, Nick Gaswirth, Ta’Nika Gibson, Jackson Parker Gill, David Jennings, Kaleb Johnson, Marina Kondo, Morgan Marcell, Kane Emmanuel Miller, Jenny Mollet, Tom Nelis, Kent Overshown, Kayla Pecchioni, John Rapson, Matthew Scott, Ellie May Sennett, Deandre Sevon, Jacob Keith Watson, and Alan Wiggins rounding out the cast.
Featuring a lush score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, a stirring book by Terrence McNally, and original orchestrations by William David Brohn, all of whom won Tony Awards for their work, Ragtime weaves fictional narratives with real historical figures and events, creating a rich tapestry that blurs the line between personal struggle and national identity, making history feel both intimate and epic.
Ragtime is the sweeping musical adaptation of E. L. Doctorow’s classic novel that follows three fictional families in pursuit of the American Dream at the dawn of the 20th Century: Black pianist Coalhouse Walker, Jr. (Joshua Henry) and his beloved Sarah (Nichelle Lewis), Jewish immigrant Tateh (Brandon Uranowitz) and his little girl, and a wealthy white family led by matriarch Mother (Caissie Levy). All grasping for the same dream, if only they can hold onto it.
Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald
Joshua Henry and Brian Stokes Mitchell
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald
Ben Platt and Noah Galvin
Anna Wintour and Stephen Daldry
Clint Ramos, Lear deBessonet and Jordan Roth
Allyson Tucker Mitchell and Danny Burstein
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Audra McDonald
Allyson Tucker Mitchell and Danny Burstein
Audra McDonald and Danny Burstein
Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn Allen
Neil Costa, Lynn Ahrens and Guests
Ben Platt and Henry Platt
Rachel Zegler and Audra McDonald
Katie Birenboim, Ben Platt, Henry Platt and Noah Galvin
Lindsay Mendez and Patti Murin
Stephen Flaherty and Trevor Hardwick
Stephen Flaherty, Trevor Hardwick and Brian Stokes Mitchell
Stephen Flaherty and Brian Stokes Mitchell
Kirsten Scott and Matthew Scott
Rachel Zegler and Audra McDonald
Lamar Richardson and Family
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Joshua Henry
Joshua Henry and Brian Stokes Mitchell
Joshua Henry, Cathryn Stringer and Andrea Burns
Phillipa Soo, Shaina Taub and Jasmine Cephas Jones
Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz
Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz
Morgan Marcell, Phillipa Soo, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Allison Blackwell, Kayla Pecchioni and Ta'Nika Gibson
Marina Kondo and Zachary Noah Piser
Marina Kondo and Zachary Noah Piser
Marina Kondo and Parents
Neil Meron and Christian Hermann
Stephen Loguidice, Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron and Christian Hermann
Stephen Loguidice and Robert Greenblatt
